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PROPWASH EAA Chapter 766 May 2020 The United States Government Task In this Newsletter Force encourages everyone to follow the CDC recommendations of Information 1 self-isolation and physical Chapter 766 & AHC Events 2 distancing. EAA Chapter 766 will Meeting Minutes 3,4 Member Spotlight - NEW 5,6 hold virtual meetings in place of the Virtual Meetings 7 in-person monthly meetings. Six Little Known Pioneers 8 Michael Jones will facilitate the Movies at AHCW 9 meetings and will send out emails Air Force One 10 with directions to the members. The Submissions / Future Meetings 11 meetings will be held the 3rd Monday at 6:00 p.m. Sheboygan County Memorial Airport - KSBM Elevation - 755.2 ft. CTAF/UNICOM - 122.7 Pattern Attitude - 1555.2 ft. Wind Indicator - Yes Runway 4 / 22 (037 / 217 Magnetic) Runway 13 / 31 (132 / 312 Magnetic) Demensions - 6800 x 100 ft. Demensions - 5002 x 75 ft. Surface - Grooved Concrete Surface - Asphalt Traffic Pattern - Left Traffic Pattern - Left Airplane Maintenance (920) 467-6151 Mike and Troy After hours (920) 207-9126 (920) 467-8611 Please “like” EAA Chapter 766 Sheboygan Falls WI 2020 Events at EAA Chapter 766 and AHCW All EAA Chapter 766 events at AHCW are cancelled until further notice due to COVID-19 (keeping our members, their families and guests safe). Please check for any updates at https://chapters.eaa.org/eaa766 Monday, May 4 – IMC Club Safety Meeting (1st Monday of each month) Tony Kolar, CFII and Dave Rudd, IMC Club Coordinator Monday, May 11 – VMC Club Safety Meeting (2nd Monday of each month) Laurie Probst, AGl and Bridgett Nottestad Neu, VMC Club Coordinator Monday, May 18 – Membership Meeting (3rd Monday of each month) Virtual meeting scheduled at 6 p.m. facilitated by Michael Jones Saturday Morning Hanger Talk with Coffee at the AHC EAA Chapter 766 has “Hanger Talk” with coffee and sweets every Saturday morning from 9 am to 11 am at the Aviation Heritage Center. Whether you fly-in or drive, everyone is welcome. EAA Chapter 766 Membership EAA Chapter 766 currently has 43 members. If you know of someone who is interested in joining, please contact our Membership Director, Luiz Cordeiro at [email protected] or 920-457-4590. The application form can be found at the Chapter 766 Membership Page on our new website - https://chapters.eaa.org/EAA766/Chapter-766-Membership EAA Aviation Adventure Speaker Series https://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum/museum-events/aviation-adventure-speaker-series Free for EAA members / $5 for non-members (Thursdays starting at 7 pm) May 21, 2020, 7 p.m. – Flying the Goodyear Blimp June 18, 2020, 7 p.m. – The F-4 Phantom Over Vietnam July 20 through 26, 2020 - AirVenture August 20, 2020, 7 p.m. – Christina “Thumper” Hopper and the F-16 __________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 EAA Chapter 766 Newsletter www.766.eaachapter.org EAA Chapter 766 Meeting Minutes - Online Membership Meeting Monday 04/20/2020 Opening The first online membership meeting of EAA Chapter 766 was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Monday 04/20/2020. Present 15 to 20 participants Approval of Agenda Approved by Majority Approval of Minutes No minutes from prior meeting due to cancelation. Covid-19. Officers Reports President – Dan Dominguez Thanked Mike Jones for facilitating Webex meetings and for all who attended Vice-President – Mike Jones Answered Webex questions Treasurer – James Fintelmann Financial report Secretary – Kyle Hokel No report Membership – Luiz Cordeiro Confirms – 43 active members. Sent membership roster to Board of Directors via email. Activities – Dave Rudd No report Program – Dan Miller No report Newsletter/ Web – Bruce Becker Reminder to submit names and content for Membership Spotlight Application form on website will be changed Young Eagles – Bridgett Neu No events at this time Open Issues N. A. New Business Spacex – Florida May 2020 Can this event inspire local activity perhaps through Spaceport Sheboygan. Bridgett to contact Spaceport POC. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 3 EAA Chapter 766 Newsletter www.766.eaachapter.org Wings and Wheels 2020 General discussion about how to conduct and when. Father’s Day or later date. Depends on WI policies for group events available at that time. Drive Through event? Food Service? Food Trucks? Charge per carload of attendees? Bruce Becker indicated he would contact the various Food Truck vendors for feedback on their participation in this alternate format for W and W. It was noted that EAA headquarters must be consulted regarding insurance coverage of the event. Matt Grenoble, Airport Manager, is supportive of the concept but will need to agree to details of final plan. Safety on the grounds will be the priority concern. If further thoughts or ideas re: W and W develop within the membership, please forward and share with any Board member. Membership Dues Bruce Becker proposed that Student membership dues be reduced to $10.00 annually. General membership dues are $20.00 annually. Discussion resulted in agreement to leave the General (Family) Membership at $20.00 annually. To help encourage involvement by younger people, Student Dues will be either of the following 3 options; 1) Annual Dues paid at $10.00 2) 3 hours volunteer service at AHC – project work, etc. 3) Accomplishment of recent Aviation related rating. Refrigerator Dave Rudd notes that the large refrigerator is broken. Has been repaired multiple times. No action is requested at this moment however be aware of the situation and consider how to proceed knowing events such as W and W are looming. EAA consider a new one? Estimates range from $2,000 to $4,000 depending on model and features. AHC is unable to support this purchase due to low funds. EAA By-Laws Mike Jones noted that current chapter by-laws indicate chapter dues should be no more than 25% of EAA National. That would make the chapter dues only $10.00 according to the current by-laws. Agreed to review the specific clause and amend to meet our current needs. Program Demonstration on use of Celestial Navigation tools by Mike Jones. Mike provided some history of use and shared examples of various sextants, one of which he machined/built himself. Agenda for Next Meeting Inquire with Bridgett N about sharing her Private Pilot check-ride experience for next month’s program Adjournment Meeting was adjourned by Dan Dominguez at 7:55 p.m. The next general meeting will be conducted on-line May 18th. General response about meeting om-line was positive Minutes submitted by: Kyle Hokel ____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 4 EAA Chapter 766 Newsletter www.766.eaachapter.org EAA Chapter 766 Member Spotlight Emily Bennett “I grew up in Cedar Grove my entire life and graduated from Cedar Grove - Belgium High School in 2017. That following fall I moved down to Carbondale, IL to start school at SIU. I don’t have any family involved with aviation. Somehow I just caught the bug from traveling with my family growing up. I always thought the airport and airplanes were the most exciting part of family vacations. I had never considered becoming a pilot and turning it into a career until my senior year of high school. I initially job shadowed an air traffic controller in the Green Bay tower, but I soon realized that I’d much rather be in the airplane than in the tower. Since I started flight training, my older sister has become interested in aviation as well. Now that I am a CFI and have my own airplane, I am going to start flying with my sister this summer to get her Private Pilot Certificate. I have loved watching my entire family find interest in my flying endeavors. They are curious now about what rating I'm working on next, what airplanes I’m flying, how teaching is going, etc. and it really has allowed my family to gain more exposure to the aviation world. Hopefully, I can continue to share my passion for aviation with others just like you all did for me.” Emily Bennett Emily’s Aviation Accomplishments October 2016 - took a discovery flight with Dave Rudd as a senior in high school August 2017 - started at Southern Illinois University majoring in Aviation Flight (associate) and Aviation Management (bachelor) April 2018 - earned my Private Pilot Certificate May 2019 - earned my Instrument Rating Summer 2019 - interned at United Airlines in Flight Operations at Willis Tower Headquarters, Chicago October 2019 - earned my Commercial Certificate December 2019 - earned my CFI January 2020 - started flight instructing at SIU while finishing my last semester (I’ll be graduating a year early) March 2020 - bought a Cessna 150 for time building Emily Bennett ____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 5 EAA Chapter 766 Newsletter www.766.eaachapter.org EAA Chapter 766 Member Spotlight (continued) Emily Bennett “Everything has changed for me in the past few months, so my future is very much up in the air. I am graduating in May and have only my Commercial Multi-engine add-on to finish with SIU. I never intended on buying an airplane, but the timing couldn’t have been any better than in the middle of COVID (otherwise I would be grounded for months until SIU starts flying again in June). I have had the opportunity to learn so much being an aircraft owner. I’ve enjoyed doing a lot of solo flying in the south (IL, KY, TN, AR, MO, etc.) to pass the time and get out of the house. Eventually, I would love to go back to United and fly for them. I found that my internship allowed me to explore some other options within the airline industry, and I would also like to utilize my skills within the management of United while still flying.” Emily Bennett “I wouldn’t be where I am today without everything Chapter 766 has given me throughout the years.